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Portland Coalition of Reason

About Portland CoR

The Portland Coalition of Reason is a diverse collection of groups in and around Portland, Oregon that are especially welcoming to members whose life stance is not based on a belief in supernatural beings or events.

A primary goal of the coalition is to help the Portland community to become aware of our groups, and to help those in the Portland community without religious beliefs to find the group or groups that most fit their lifestyles and objectives.

Not all of the groups are exclusively non-theist, but unlike so much of the rest of society, they are comfortable with people expressing skepticism, atheism, humanism, freethought, or other similar views, and exploring issues of the day based on reason and critical thought rather than religious dogma.

Please visit the links in the navigation bar above to find out more about who we are, what we do, and how you can join us!

Photos on site provided courtesy of the Portland Development Commission.

Member Organizations of Portland CoR

Beaverton Atheist Meetup (BAM):A project of CFI Portland
The Beaverton Atheist Meetup is a gathering of like-minded atheists, agnostics, and other free-thinkers on Portland’s west side. In 1998, attendees of the Beaverton Atheist Meetup chartered a presence in Portland for the Center for Inquiry, a think-tank advancing science and secularism in public affairs.

Center For Inquiry (CFI) Portland
Center for Inquiry Portland fosters and serves secular community in the NorthWest. We promote science, reason and freedom of inquiry, and provide an ethical humanist alternative to religious and paranormal worldviews. Join us, work for positive change in society, while having fun with likeminded friends! See also member groups:

The Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) Lands for a Pint Meetup
Launched in 2007, this FSM group is all about bringing like-minded people together for good times and to foster a sense of community. Join us for bi-monthly celebrations of all things Pastafarian including Talk Like a Pirate Day and pub crawls.

Humanists of Greater Portland (HGP)
We are a large free-thought organization (2008 American Humanist Association Chapter of the Year) that focuses on intellectual (Sunday Meeting, discussion groups), charitable (OPB Fundraising, the homeless), and social (two monthly no-host dinners, monthly potlucks) activities for its members and the community. Our members are also active in CoR, meet-ups, the Northwest Free-thought Coalition, and the Northwest Free-thought Alliance Regional Conference.

Humanists of Greater Portland Meetup (HGP Meetup):A project of HGP
The Humanists of Greater Portland Meetup (PAHM) is a project to increase the outreach of Humanists of Greater Portland to times, places, and events beyond the traditional HGP Sunday morning programs.

Liberal Secular Singles 40-50ish Meetup
Would you like to have more chances of meeting politically liberal intelligent respectful non-sexist non-racist folks in Portland? This group is great for those who think men and women have more in common than have differences.

Recovering From Religion™ Portland
A support group for those who are leaving or have left religion. Share stories and advice with local recovering religionists while tapping into the knowledge gained from the nation-wide movement.

Reed Secular Alliance:A project of Reed College
The Reed Secular Alliance is Reed College’s home for atheists, agnostics, and secular humanists. We educate the community through hosting speakers about secularism and society, as well as through our Freethought Books Project. The Freethought Books Project collects secular, freethinking, and humanist works to donate to prisoners, mental hospitals, and others in need. (email [email protected])

Secular Walk and Talk (SWaT) Meetup
Secular Walk and Talk provides an opportunity for humanists and freethinkers in the Portland Metro area to get together for exercise and interesting conversation. Our science and reason T-shirts deliver our message to the public as we walk.

Sunday Assembly Portland (SAPDX)
Sunday Assembly Portland is an accredited chapter of the global Sunday Assembly movement. SAPDX is a godless congregation that meets to celebrate the one life we know we have and encourages each other to “live better, help often, and wonder more.” See www.sundayassemblypdx.org.

think. Meetup
Think about it… a group devoted to intellectual discourse, philosophical inquiry, self-improvement through education, and community improvement through communication. This strives to be such a group.

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Local News & Events

2018-12-16

The imaginary War on Christmas seems to come to Connecticut every year. This year Bethel resident, James Naddeo, wanted to put up a Holiday Display in response to the solitary creche displayed on the town green. Details aside, Residents of Bethel got ...

2018-12-11

Happy Holidays with Columbus CoR!
AMEN Mixer
Atheist Membership for Equitable Nominations (AMEN), an activist group and the newest addition to the Columbus Coalition of Reason, is having a social event on 12/12. The topic is Grilled Jesus: Debating Religi ...

2018-11-22

$16,580.45 and 1,914 lbs of food collected for Mid-Ohio Foodbank by Columbus CoR groups since 2012
and $2,333.23 was raised for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. 133 diners enjoyed the noodley goodness prepared by 28 volunteers from local humanist, atheist, and s ...

2018-11-21

Activist Group Joins Columbus CoR
Atheist Membership for Equitable Nominations (AMEN), founded this Fall, is working toward the acceptance of atheists and nonreligious persons into society and government and holds representatives accountable to the gro ...

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